Albany Institute of History & Art,
Albany
Spend the evening with award- winning filmmaker Tobe Carey as he takes us back to America’s first wilderness in the time of steamboats and railroads, and entertains us with the compelling history o...
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Film Screening and Commentary– The Catskill Mountain House and the World Around
Thursday, Nov 13
6:00p
Spend the evening with award- winning filmmaker Tobe Carey as he takes us back to America’s first wilderness in the time of steamboats and railroads, and entertains us with the compelling history o...
Girl Scout Program–Playful Puppetry
Saturday, Dec 6
1:00p
Brownie scouts are invited to join us and get creative! Puppets are a great tool to express yourself and tell a tale...
Lasting Impact: The Waterford Flight
Wednesday, Nov 12
7:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
The New York State Barge Canal’s “Waterford Flight” is touted as an engineering marvel of its day...
Settlement, Transportation, and Community Development in New York
Wednesday, Dec 17
7:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
State Archaeologist and Director of the Cultural Resource Survey Program, Christina Rieth, will discuss the establishment of roadways in New York during the 18th and early 19th century which provid...
Making It American Lecture– Under the Same Roofs: Slavery at the Ten Broeck Mansion in the late Eighteenth Century
Sunday, Dec 7
2:00p
Recent excavations and research revealed outbuildings on Ten Broeck land likely used as summer kitchens and/or slave quarters, like those at Schuyler Mansion, Johnson Hall, and other prominent resi...
Heaven on Earth: Shaker Architecture
Saturday, Dec 13
1:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
The Shakers were known for their planned communities and simple, yet beautiful, architecture...
Cities Under Pressure: How the Great Migration Affected Upstate New York
Wednesday, Nov 19
7:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
Senior Historian and Curator of African American History, Jennifer Lemak, will discuss the Great Migration in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo...
Investigations at Atapuerca (Spain): Insights into Our Human Ancestors
Wednesday, Mar 18
7:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
The Sierra de Atapuerca, a World Heritage Site in northern Spain, has yielded an incredible amount of fossil remains including some of the earliest humans known from Europe...
Behind the Scenes Tour: State Museum Shaker Collection
Saturday, Nov 15
1:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
The State Museum's collection of Shaker materials includes several thousand artifacts, only a small portion of which can be seen in the current exhibition...
Shaker Inventions & Innovations
Saturday, Jan 31
1:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
The Shakers are credited with inventing a large number of now-common everyday items, as well as more unique, unusual things...
Cinema Sunday: The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Sunday, Dec 14
2:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
A poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material...
Lecture and Book Signing– Women and Power in the Ancient World
Sunday, Nov 16
2:00p
In conjunction with the publication of her new book The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, Kara Cooney will draw from the latest field research to fill the gaps i...
Art-Rageous Weekend
Saturday, Jan 24
1:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
Eugene Speicher was a true New York artist and in 1936 was cited as America’s most important living painter! View his work of portraitures, still-lifes and landscapes and get inspired...
LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING– Delicious December: How the Dutch Brought Us Santa, Presents, and Treats
Sunday, Nov 30
2:00p
As part of the museum’s Thanksgiving weekend celebration, Home for the Holidays, renowned food historian Peter Rose will share stories and recipes from her newest book, Delicious December...
Behind the Scenes Tour: State Museum Shaker Collection
Sunday, Dec 14
1:00p
NYS Museum,
Albany
The State Museum's collection of Shaker materials includes several thousand artifacts, only a small portion of which can be seen in the current exhibition...
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